KBJR-DT2

KBJR-DT2

Superior, Wisconsin / Duluth, Minnesota
Branding	My 9 Northland's NewsCenter
Channels	Analog: Charter channel 9 Digital: KBJR-DT 6.2 KRII-DT 11.9
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV
Owner	Granite Broadcasting Corporation (KBJR License, Inc.)
Founded	2002
Call letters' meaning	see KBJR
Sister station(s)	KRII KDLH
Former affiliations	UPN (2002-2006)
Transmitter power	384 kW 12.2 kW (KRII-DT9)
Height	311.9 m 200.4 (KRII-DT9)
Facility ID	33658 82698 (KRII-DT9)
Transmitter coordinates	46°47′21.1″N 92°6′51.4″W 47°51′39.3″N 92°56′46″W (KRII-DT9)
Website	northlandsnewscenter.com

KBJR-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota. The station is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate KBJR which is owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on channel 6.2 from KBJR's transmitter west of downtown Duluth in Hilltop Park. It can also be seen on KRII's ninth digital subchannel that originates from a transmitter in Meadow Brook. The station is offered on Charter cable channel 9 which is where its on-air branding, My 9, comes from. KBJR-DT2's parent station has studios on South Lake Avenue in Duluth. Syndicated programming on the station includes: TMZ on TV, Oprah, Family Guy, and Judge Mathis.

History

Originally, KBJR-DT2 was a UPN affiliate known as "UPN 9" and then "Northland UPN". It was launched by KBJR in 2002 to fill the void when Minneapolis/St. Paul UPN affiliate KMSP-TV was being dropped by Charter Cable due to its affiliation switch to Fox. KMSP's position on channel 9 is why it was decided to name the new station "UPN 9." The station was also available over-the-air in Ashland, Wisconsin on WAST-LP which was a low-powered semi-satellite of the digital subchannel. That station was owned by a separate entity from KBJR. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced that they would cease broadcasting and merge. The new combined network would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of its corporate parents, CBS (the parent company of UPN) and the Warner Bros. unit of Time Warner. On February 22, News Corporation announced that it would start up another new broadcast television network called MyNetworkTV. This new network, which would be sister to Fox, would be operated by Fox Television Stations and its syndication division, Twentieth Television. MyNetworkTV was created to give UPN and WB stations, not mentioned as becoming CW affiliates, another option besides becoming independent.

It was also created to compete with that network. KBJR operated the area's cable-only WB affiliate, "KWBD", which was part of The WB 100+. At some point in time, it was announced that KDLH would carry The CW on a new second digital subchannel as part of The CW Plus. That service would be a similar operation to The WB 100+. Shortly thereafter, "Northland UPN" began removing references to UPN and began preparations to become an independent station. It changed its moniker to "Northland 9," replacing the "UPN" in the station logo with a "9" reminiscent of KMSP's "9" used in the late 70's to early 1990s. In March 2006, it was made public that KBJR-DT2 would become an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. In July, ahead of the launch of the network, "Northland 9" became known as "My 9" and WAST-LP shut down in August. MyNetworkTV began broadcasting on September 5 while KWBD began broadcasting The CW on September 18. It officially started using the KDLH-DT2 call sign because it was added to KDLH's second digital subchannel.

Newscasts

The station's news logo.

As part of its schedule, KBJR-DT2 "My 9" offers several newscasts during the week. This includes two live broadcasts: for an hour at 7 in the morning and a half hour at 9 in prime time. The latter is simulcasted on KDLH-DT2 "Northland CW 2". KBJR-DT2 simulcasts the 6 o'clock hour of KBJR's morning broadcast and the Noon news. The station also re-airs the CBS Morning News from channel 3. On weeknights, it replays KLDH's 5:30 broadcast at 6:30 and KBJR's 10 o'clock news early the next morning.

Northland's NewsCenter Today
(Weekday mornings 5 to 6 and 7 to 8)

• Anchor:
  • Laura Langemo
• Weather:
  • Shannon Murphy

Northland's NewsCenter Tonight
(Weeknights 9 to 9:30)

• Anchor:
  • Kevin Jacobson
• Weather:
  • George Kessler
• Sports:
  • Tom Hansen

KBJR-DT2 features additional news personnel from KBJR and KDLH. See each article for a complete listing.

External links

• KBJR-DT2 "My 9"
• MyNetworkTV